Wellbeing

Marryatville Primary School values and aligns with the South Australian strategy for public education, with student wellbeing at the core of what we do. Wellbeing and positive education are important additions to our learning at MPS and are highly valued within our community. We have a multi-faceted approach to student wellbeing, with Martin Seligman’s PERMA+ Model, VIA character strengths, Positive Education, and the Friendology program forming the basis of our wellbeing strategies. Our staff use, model, and teach each of these, encouraging and supporting students to build their own PERMA+ and live a flourishing life. Students and staff at MPS build their PERMA through experiencing positive emotions, engagement, positive relationships, meaning and purpose, and a sense of achievement in our school.

Wellbeing and Engagement at MPS

➔ Staff use, model and teach the language of character strengths and PERMA+

➔ Staff and students read the daily wellbeing focus on Frog

➔ Staff and students experience positive emotion everyday

➔ Students have opportunities to build meaning and purpose

➔ Teachers build a class identity which creates a sense of belonging

➔ Students have the skills and strategies to build positive relationships – Friendology

➔ Students engage in mindfulness

➔ Students nurture a growth mindset

➔ Students practice gratitude

Learn it, live it, teach it, embed it.